Iodine compound



Patented F b. 17, 1925.

me ares JURGEN CALLSEN, OF ELBERCEELD, GERMANY, ASSIGNOB TO FARBENFABRIKEN VOBM.

FBJIEDB. BAYER AND 00., F LEVERKUSEN NEAR COLOGNE ON THE RHINE, GER- MANY.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jt'meEN CALLsnN, a citizen of Germany, residing at Elberfeld, in the State of Prussia, Germany, have invented' new and useful Improvements in Iodine Compounds, of which the following is a specification.

I have found that the hitherto unknown iodides of symmetrical hexaalkyldiaminoisopropylalcohols having most probably the following general formula:

I CH -N co 110- H ting-1K R standing for an alkyl) have proved to be therapeutically valuable products. They can be employed for subcutaneous injections to provide the human body with iodine which is split ofi from these compounds.

The process for their production consists in either treating alpha-gamm'a-diiodohydrine with trialkylamines, adding an 95 alkyliodide to alpl1a-gamma-di(dialkylamino)-beta-hydroxypropane or converting the alpha gamma di (trialkylammoniumchloride or bromide) of the beta-hydroxypropane into its iodide. I

The new products aregenerally colorless crystals easily soluble in water with a neutral reaction.

In order to illustrate the new process more fully the following example is given, the parts being by weight 146 parts of symmetrical tetramethyldiaminoisopropauol are mixed with 600 parts of benzene and 284 parts of-methyliodide (OIL-I) are slowly added whilst cooling and stirring. An oil which crystallizes after some time separates. It is separated from the benzene and crystallized from hot ronmn contra-Uni).

Application filed April'l'i, 1924. Serial No. 707,305.

alcohol. The symmetrical hexamethyldiaminoisopropylalcoholiodide forms white crystals easily soluble in water, soluble in (R standing for an allcyl) being generally colorless crystals easily soluble in water with a neutral reaction and being therapeutically valuable compounds, substantially as described.

2. The herein'described new iodine com pound of symmetrical hexamethyldiaminoisopropylalcohol having most probably the formula:

forming white crystals easily soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and almost insoluble in ether and benzene, melting at about 270275 C. with decomposition and being a therapeutically valuable compound, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

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